NACE - Cathodic Protection (CP) Technician Certification

Education/Certification

CP Technician Certification

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Description
Requirements
Application Procedure
Annual Maintenance
Recertification

"The most comprehensive CP training available to industry."
Steve Nelson, Team Leader, Corrosion Services
Columbia Gas Transmission/Columbia Gulf Transmission

DESCRIPTION
This certification is geared toward persons who either have a heavy engineering/scientific background and some working knowledge of cathodic protection, or who have extensive years of field experience with some technical background. The following courses are necessary for understanding the material in the CP Technician Course: in-depth high school chemistry and mathematics education and NACE Basic Corrosion or an equivalent course.

REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE CERTIFICATION
To achieve this certification, qualified individuals have two options (see each option for prerequisites):

CLASSROOM TRAINING - CP2 - Cathodic Protection Technican
or
EXAM ONLY OPTION - CP 2-Cathodic Protection Technician Exam Only

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
It is strongly recommended that Exam Only candidates submit a completed application for certification at least 60 days in advance so that work experience requirements and education prerequisites can be verified.

RECERTIFICATION FEES
Members**	Nonmembers
$140	$350

RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Every three (3) years. Recertification requires a minimum of 1.5 years work experience in cathodic protection and 8 hours per year (24 hrs total) of professional development hours.

**Annual NACE Membership fee - $130

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